THE WOOD THRUSH. 



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the color of Robin's, or perhaps averaging a shade lighter. Av. size, 1.04 x .76 

 (26.4 X 19.3). 



General Range. — Eastern United States to the Plains, north to southern 

 Michigan, Ontario, and Massachusetts ; south in winter to Guatemala and Cuba. 

 Breeds from Virginia, Kentucky and Kansas northward. 



Range in Ohio. — Common summer resident. 









Photo by B. B. Williamson. 



NEST AND EGGS OF THE WOOD THRUSH. 



THE EGGS ARE REALTY MUCH DARKER THAN THEY APPEAR TO BE BECAUSE BLUE "TAKES 



ALTHO all of our Thrushes are retiring in disposition, the Wood 

 Thrush, perhaps because of his larger size, is the least so. The depths of the 

 forest, indeed, claim him, but so too do the shaded lawns of village streets 

 and city parks. In his woodland home this Thrush does not flee as tho a price 



